stretching more than 450 feet into the air it was under that dome that pope benedict xvi presided over ash wednesday services on the first day of lent. >> earlier the 8 a-year-old pontiff told whopperrers he is resigning his ministry for the good of the church. of those came forward to receive ashes on their head the need to repent. tourists gathered to watch history unfold. >> in 600 years it hasn't happened so to be here it's quite special. >> our teacher started explain it to us that it had happened since 1415. i didn't even know a pope could resign it was like shocking. >> shepard: on monday, pope benedict said he will step down at the end of this month because is he just no longer strong enough to perform his duties. we expect to see him at least a couple more times before that happens. and we will have much more on the pope and the process of choosing his successor coming up inside fox report. but, first, a fox urgent. we are right now waiting for a news conference to begin on the case of christopher dorner. and confirmation of whether the burned body police found inside that cha